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A sensing system with different upper layers

a sensing system and upper layer technology, applied in the field of sensing systems, can solve the problems of cumbersome processing of data received from a large number of light sensing elements, and achieve the effect of reducing power consumption

Active Publication Date: 2019-04-04
SENSOBRIGHT IND LLC
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The technical effect of this patent is to create a more efficient and power-saving sensing system.

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However, in this embodiment, the number of light sources that may be positioned under the unit surface and of the light sensing elements are limited, and it is cumbersome to process data received from a high number of light sensing elements.

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[0037]With the advanced robot technology, senses such as seeing, hearing, touching can be detected by sensor systems. Particularly, in exploration robots used to explore those areas that are dangerous for humans or not possible for humankind to arrive, the characteristics of the areas that are being explored can be detected accurately by means of the said sensor systems. Therefore, with the present invention, there is provided a sensing system capable of sensing touch.

[0038]The sensing system (S) according to the present invention, as illustrated in FIGS. 1-6, comprises at least an intermediate layer (1); at least a upper layer (4) located on the intermediate layer (1); at least one light source (2) located under the intermediate layer (1) (distant to the upper layer (4)); at least one image sensor (3) (i.e. a CCD, CMOS sensor etc.) located under the intermediate layer (1) (distant to the upper layer (4)); at least a first fiber optic bundle (5a) comprising a plurality of fiber opti...

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A structure which detects the application point, intensity and area of the force and the pressure applied, along with the touch, and the forces applied in vertical direction to the sensor as well as the combined forces, which has reduced power consumption. The sensing system has an intermediate layer; a light source located under the intermediate layer; an image sensor located under the intermediate layer; a first fiber optic bundle; a second fiber optic bundle; a control unit which analyzes the image captured by the image sensor using image processing techniques; and a data link for data communication between the image sensor and the control unit.

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RELEVANT TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to sensing systems that are used especially in robotic systems.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In order to explore those areas which may be dangerous for human (for example, different planets, underground tunnels or caves), exploration robots are used. Exploration robots comprise various sensors for detecting objects in the area they are sent and for identifying the characteristics of the said objects. One of the sensors used in the said exploration robots is tactile sensors. By means of the tactile sensors, presence of certain objects and some physical features thereof such as pressure can be detected.[0003]The conventional tactile sensors comprise a light source positioned under an elastic surface and a light sensing element for sensing the amount of the light reflected from the said surface, as disclosed in US2010155579A1. In such tactile sensors, when a force is applied on the elastic surface, the said surface approaches to the lig...

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IPC IPC(8): G01L5/22G01L1/24
CPCG01L5/228G01L1/242G01L1/248B25J13/084G06F3/042G06F3/0414G06F3/0416
Inventor BUYUKSAHIN, UTKU
Owner SENSOBRIGHT IND LLC